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### Viewing cable 07MADRID1909, SPAIN: UPDATE ON MEGAPORTS NON-PROLIFERATION

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07MADRID1909 | 2007-10-01 17:05 | 2010-12-18 12:12 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Madrid

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    RHMCSUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
    RUEAHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC

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    UNCLAS MADRID 001909

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: ECON EWWT ENRG PARM PREL SP
    SUBJECT: SPAIN: UPDATE ON MEGAPORTS NON-PROLIFERATION
    INITIATIVE

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary. On September 17-18, representatives from
    the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) visited
    Spain to assess the implementation of the Megaports program
    at the Port of Algeciras and negotiate a cost-sharing
    expansion to Spain's other leading ports: Barcelona and
    Valencia. The Megaports Initiative is a Department of Energy
    (DOE) program to detect illicit nuclear and radioactive cargo
    at ports and was inaugurated in Algeciras in June 2006. The
    delegation learned that although the program is successfully
    being implemented for import and export traffic, union
    stevedores are blocking the full implementation of the
    selective scanning program for transshipment cargo. For the
    time being, transshipment cargo represents 90-97 percent of
    all traffic at the Port of Algeciras. Despite this setback,
    NNSA is moving forward with plans to expand the Megaports
    program to Barcelona and Valencia. The earliest date by
    which the Barcelona and Valencia Megaports programs could be
    implemented is December 2008. This cable has been cleared by
    representatives from NNSA. End Summary.

    --------------------------------------------- ------
    PROBLEMS WITH MEGAPORTS IMPLEMENATION AT ALGECIRAS
    --------------------------------------------- ------

    ¶2. (SBU) In a visit to the Port of Algeciras September 17,
    NNSA representatives and EconOff learned that while Megaports
    is being implemented for import and export traffic,
    transshipment cargo was virtually being ignored. The Port of
    Algeciras, one of the most important shipping ports in Spain
    and worldwide, receives 90-97 of its shipping in
    transshipment cargo (cargo that is offloaded from one ship to
    another). To address this shipping pattern, the NNSA
    installed two specialized sets of radiation portal monitors
    on the quay so that a sample of shipping containers could be
    quickly scanned before being transferred to another ship.
    The import/export traffic is more easily scanned via portal
    monitors installed at the entry/exit gates of the Port of
    Algeciras.

    ¶3. (SBU) According to port officials, unionized stevedores
    are largely to blame for the lack of implementation of the
    transshipment portion of the program. The reasons behind the
    union workers' reluctance to implement the program vary.
    Some argue that this program will affect them financially.
    The stevedores are paid by the number of containers moved,
    and a diversion of their normal routes may impact how many
    containers they can move per day. Others have expressed
    broader discomfort with the program, erroneously associating
    the nuclear detecting portals with potential health hazards.
    Still others may be using this issue as a bargaining chip to
    leverage other union issues during an upcoming collective
    bargaining process between the unions and the Port.

    ¶4. (SBU) Despite efforts to educate the union workers to the
    benefits of this program, an unrelated July port accident
    which resulted in the deaths of two union workers has
    temporarily halted talks. Emotions are high on the July
    crane deaths, and port officials fear that if they attempt to
    push for Megaports implementation at this sensitive juncture,
    this move may backlash and potentially jeopardize Megaports
    implementation at other Spanish ports. Port officials
    advised that it was best to stand down on Megaports
    negotiations while the sensitivities surrounding the
    unrelated incident diminish.

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    EXPANSION TO VALENCIA AND BARCELONA
    -----------------------------------

    ¶5. (SBU) NNSA wrapped up their visit in Madrid with a meeting
    that included representatives from Spanish customs, the Ports
    of Valencia and Barcelona, and Spain's Nuclear Safety
    Advisory. Despite the problems encountered with
    transshipment cargo in Algeciras, the participants agreed
    that expansion to Barcelona and Valencia would still be
    worthwhile since those ports handle a large quantity of
    export and import traffic (on average about 80 percent). All
    parties expressed enthusiasm for the expansion. They also
    were tentatively willing to share costs, pending budget
    approval from the appropriate channels. Spanish central
    customs officials added that training on the Megaports
    equipment was ongoing and had been incorporated as part of
    their standard training program in the Madrid central
    training center. NNSA offered to look into supporting these
    training efforts.

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    COMMENT
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    ¶6. (SBU) Despite problems with union workers, the GOS is
    extremely supportive of the Megaports program. In addition
    to expanding to Valencia and Barcelona, Spanish customs
    authorities expressed interest in expanding the Megaports
    concept to as many ports in Spain as possible. Over the next
    few months, NNSA contractors will travel to Spain to assist
    in the planning of Megaports expansion efforts. We will
    continue to report on their progress as well as any other
    developments relating to Algeciras. The earliest date by
    which the Megaports programs in Valencia and Barcelona would
    be up and running would be December 2008.

    LLORENS

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